A new process that converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials. Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern ...

The results are published in Nature Chemical Engineering. Specifically, the researchers are using a method known as pyrolysis, a process of using heat in the absence of oxygen to molecularly break ...

Requirement 2: Both thesis and non-thesis students will pick from one of the following Certificate programs and fulfill their required courses as an area of specialization (some of the certificate ...

University of Texas at Arlington engineering professor Sahadat Hossain explains how the unique mix of plastic and asphalt is made. He and a team of students are piloting the sustainable mix on a paved ...

Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a simple new method for breaking down plastic waste. The non-toxic, environmentally friendly, solvent-free process first ...

Plastic waste is a growing environmental and human health problem, and more effective recycling is fundamental for solving it, Vittorio Fattori, a food security officer at the United Nations' Food and ...

Plastics are inherently dielectrics or electrical insulators, with electrons tightly bound within their covalent polymer chains, preventing the free flow of charge. This property makes them ...

They are using discarded polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles, to act as makeshift, gravity-fed fuel compartments ...

Automotive plastics account for up to 18% of a car's mass, yet only a small share – less than one-fifth – is typically ...